HB 622 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CRIMINAL/RECORDS: Provides relative to the confidentiality of criminal history records

HB 622 modifies Louisiana law to strengthen confidentiality around criminal history records used in employment background checks. It requires employers to obtain their own criminal history checks (via state and federal systems) and prohibits sharing these records with other employers or individuals without the applicant’s written consent or a court order. Employers must destroy these records one year after an employee’s termination, except when an applicant gives written permission for a health provider to share the check. The bill also ensures compliance with federal regulations like the FBI’s criminal justice information policies, without creating new penalties or changing criminal law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB622 Original HB622 Act 659 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill enrolls HB 622 as Act 659, finalizing the text for the 2026 Regular Session. The substantive policy changes involve tightening restrictions on how employers share criminal history records; specifically, it removes the exception that allowed employers to share these records with referral agencies if the job applicant gave written consent. Additionally, the bill updates the legal citations to ensure compliance with current federal and state security policies.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the confidentiality of criminal history records for health providers, but the applicability of the sharing exception has been narrowed by removing the written consent requirement.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the provision allowing employers to share criminal history records with referral employers if the applicant provided written consent.

Updated legal citations to include specific subsections of R.S. 15:587 and R.S. 40:1203.2 regarding criminal history and security checks.

TECHNICAL

Converted the document from an original draft to an enrolled act, updating page counts and removing legislative service digest notes.

Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2026 · House Apr 21, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 18, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kim Coates
Kim Coates
RRepublican
LA
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